APPLES 389 
Of course, the benefit of fertilizing is 
spread over a number of years. 
The cost of pulling at ten cents a barrel 
would be practically $9 an acre. That 
makes a total of $27.60 as the total cost 
an acre, Without counting anything for 
cover crops. We generally grow clover for 
its manure value, and if we don’t we al- 
ways have sufficient snow. This deducted 
from $103.35, the average for four years, 
leaves a balance of $76.35 an acre, or 
$763.50 for ten acres. 
We have some sections of older or- 
chards which, of course, give much better 
results. I will not go into details, but 
give one example of what we have done 
on several occasions. One plantation, 60 
years of age, consisting of 35 Spy trees, 
has run as high as $18 a tree, and even 
at the low price of $1.50 a barrel has 
yielded $530 an acre. 
Orchard of Mr. M. C. Burritt, Monroe Co., N. Y. 
Field A—1907—Fifth Year 
216 apples, 40 pears, 211 plums. Total, 467 trees; 6.6 acres. 
reece Ne a nee eee er a 
| 
5 , Total Hours Ts otal Hours per Acre C ost per | Cost per 
eration : 100 
P Man Horse ost Man ' Horse ore 
Mulching...........- 3 6 | $1.05 455 91 | $0.16 | $0.22 
Pruning...... 2.565 | re 1.65 L.67 iu. ....... 25 30 
Cultivating, l........ 7 7 1.75 1.06 | 1.06 .26 38 
Cultivating, 2........ 10 10 2.50 1.51 1.51 38 | 54 
Cultivating, 3........ 6 6 1.50 91 91 23 .82 
Plowing in fall....... 47 94 16.45 7.12 14.25 2.50 3.52 
Banking trees........ 120 eee 1.80 1.82 ........, 27 39 
Harrowing........... 21 42 7.35 3.18 6.36 1.11 1.58 
Total labor cost.... 117 165 $34.05 17.73 25.00 $5.16 $7 .30 
Four loads manure at $1.50...... ...... i $6.00 |..... 0. .0. cee. $0.91 $1.29 
Equipment charge...... ... «4... 1.15 j..... cee ee eee 174 25 
TAxeS.. cece ee eee kn eee 5.29 foe. ck eee S01 1.13 
Interest........0-000500 cee ene ee veces 38.48 |... ee. ok eee, 5.83 8.23 
Total cost.....0.0 cceccecece c ceee. $84.97 | coves. | ooo ec ee. $12.875 | $18.20 
| Income | Cost Profit 
75 bushels at $1.50.....0..00...0..0..0. cece cee eee ce ee eee | $112.50 | re re 
34% tons pods at $6.00........000.. cece ee tee ees | 21.00 |...... 0.0)... ce eee 
| $133.50 | $04.65 | $38.85 
| 
Loss on Field, 1907 
Total | Per Acre 
rt eet 
Net income from Beans........... 0... cee cee eee eee eet e eect e eens $38.85 | $ 5.89 
Cost of Orchard......0 0.0.0. cece cee ce cee cece cee nee neta eee nenees 84.97 12.87 
$46.12 $6.98 
